Monday, 31 October 2011

Happy Halloween!

It's finally here - the grand gala of ghosts and ghouls. Of course, I'm way to old to play dress-up and / or fleece candy off the neighbours. A decent dinner with like-minded ladies is right up my spooky alley. Its about time we claimed our place on the holiday calendar. This dinner is a tribute to the time-honoured Witches: Mothers-in-law and Step-mothers!

I've made some party favours for the sister-witches in 2 design variations. These cute little gable boxes are filled with ghost shaped meringues. This year the little ghouls didn't stand tall and proud. The humidity in my kitchen ( we had torrential showers recently) was a nightmare to deal with. On the upside, the meringues turned out crisp on the outside and soft & gooey on the inside. (Yes - I did some QC while packing!).

As soon as I post this, I'll be off on my broom to partake in some diabolically delicious food and a whole load of cackling good fun! Happy Halloween, everybody!